MADISON - Thirteen members of the of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors this week.

Wide receiver Matt Solinsky, defensive end Aaron Karlen, cornerback Deion Jones, kicker Jesse VerVelde, return specialist Christian Almonte, were all named first-team all-conference. Karlen, an Edgar, native was a first-team selection for the second straight season after leading the WIAA with 11 sacks and three forced fumbles.

VerVelde, from Oostburg, was named the WIAC special teams player of the year after leading the conference in field goals (12), and scoring (79). The point total and his 43 extra-points are both second-best marks in the program's history.

Senior safety Matt Gaffney was named to the WIAC all-sportsmanship team.

UW-Oshkosh defensive lineman Marcus Senn, a Wisconsin Rapids graduate, was named to the second team, and UW-Whitewater offensive lineman Lucas Skibba, a SPASH graduate, was selected to the all-sportsmanship team.

Amherst duo receive postseason honors

MADISON - Amherst's Garrett Groshek and Tyler Biadasz both recipients of a state awards this week.

Groshek was named the winner of the Dave Krieg Award as the most outstanding senior quarterback in the state, while Biadasz received the Tim Krumire Award as the top defensive lineman.

The honors are part of the WSN Senior Football Awards and headed by the Wisconsin Sports Network and WisSports.net.

Groshek and Biadasz are part of a Falcons team which won the WIAA Division 5 state title Thursday.

MEN'S HOCKEY

Grauer receives weekly honor

STEVENS POINT - Eliot Grauer, a junior forward for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men's hockey team, was named to the D3hockey.com men's team of the week after scoring three goals in a pair of wins over last weekend.

Grauer scored the eventual game-winner in a 5-0 win over Concordia-Moorhead, and then had two goals against St. John's the next night, including the game-winner in a 3-2 victory.

The Pointers' Logan Lemirande was named to the weekly team earlier this season.

BASEBALL

Skapura returning to Woodchucks

WAUSAU - The Wisconsin Woodchucks recently signed three Texas A&M players for the 2016 season, including Devin Skaupra

Skapura, a junior, is returning to the Woodchucks after a successful 2015 campain where he was named a postseason Northwoods League All-Star. Skapura had a 2.11 ERA, ranking second in the NWL.

He will be joined by Aggies teammates, infielder Austin Blakely and pitcher Jesse Phip.

Blakeley, a freshman, was named a Louisville Slugger High School All-American after hitting .558 with 26 doubles, which is a state record for Texas high school baseball, in 2015.

Phip, a freshman, finished his senior season in high school with a 7-2 record in 11 games on the mound. He recorded a 2.68 ERA, with 52 strikeouts and had a .333 batting average from the plate.